The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Continental IO-360 series

1,853 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental IO-360 series engine, rated at about 300 horsepower. The Cessna R172 Hawk XP is the model most often fitted with it (679 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1947 and 2025.

The FAA records engines by code, usually at the level of a series ("O-320 series") rather than the exact variant; this page gathers every FAA code that reads as Continental IO-360 series. FAA spelling: IO-360 SER.

Fitted to model families

Cessna R172 Hawk XP679Cessna 337 Skymaster330Cirrus SR20302Cessna T337106Maule M-579Maule M-446Cessna 33631Mooney M-2022Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow20Cessna M33718Globe GC-1 Swift17Cessna 172 Skyhawk15

Cessna R172 Hawk XP · Cessna 337 Skymaster · Cirrus SR20 · Cessna T337 · Maule M-5 · Maule M-4 · Cessna 336 · Mooney M-20 · Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow · Cessna M337

Where they are owner's state

California155Texas141Florida130Alaska77Colorado72Washington67Delaware56Georgia52Arizona50North Carolina46

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles1,347 (73%)Piston twins504 (27%)Gliders1 (0.1%)Airships1 (0.1%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

01973945927891940195019601970198019902000201042020

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental IO-360 series the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E1CE, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 25 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 41 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 39 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 25 airworthiness directives · newest first

2023-10-262023-17-04 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System · engine
2023-03-152023-05-16 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2023-02-232023-04-08 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2022-08-152022-16-03 · Engine (RECIPROCATING) · engine
2022-03-292022-04-04 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System · engine
2012-02-242012-03-06 · Fuel servo diaphragm · engine

All orders naming the Continental IO-360 series

Failure reports 41 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

02468969798990001020304306

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Hub3Pump3Bearing2Butterfly Valve2Exhaust Valve2O-Ring2Relay2Alternator1Bracket1Bushing1

Latest reports

2006-06-01Exhaust Valve: stuck
2006-05-26Bracket: cracked
2006-05-15Exhaust Valve: stuck
2004-10-15Hub: corroded
2003-11-25Rocker: deformed

Certificates and bulletins

E1CEType certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 18 models listed · revised October 5, 2022

Safety bulletins 5 · advice, not orders

2016-03-08NE-16-13 · Powerplant - Prohibited use of sealant
2013-02-08NE-13-15 · Engine Controls: Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Throttle and Mixture Control Levers
2012-10-31NE-13-04 · Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Connecting Rod Piston Pin Bushing Inspection
2009-11-20NE-10-09 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section: Hydraulic Valve Lifters
2001-12-28CE-02-09 ·

Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.

Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register

Fitted to
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-io-360-series.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 1,853

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N758AR Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Valiair LTD CO Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2022-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2610S Cessna
337C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2022-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N128CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Metamorphosis Publishing LLC
Hamilton, Montana
Standard 2022-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N608BR Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Armwings LLC
Plainville, Connecticut
Standard 2022-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N389WA Cessna
337A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2022-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5739J Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Integrative Aerospace CORP
Aliso Viejo, California
Standard 2022-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N818HC Cherneski Heath
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2022-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N295CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Valiair Limited Company Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2022-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736EV Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2022-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N109WK Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine East Bay Trading CO
Fairview, Pennsylvania
Standard 2022-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N296BW Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine American Driveaway LLC
Cowden, Illinois
Standard 2022-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N688PC Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Sea J Aviation LLC
Vernon, Connecticut
Standard 2022-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N777HE Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Usoarflorida LLC
Fort Myers, Florida
Standard 2022-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5478S Cessna
337B
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Poppima Photonix
Granbury, Texas
Standard 2022-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N107TH Hukill Christopher J
HUKILL ONE DESIGN
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Experimental 2022-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736EU Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Solano Aircraft Maintenance LLC
Torrance, California
Standard 2022-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N262CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Sig Awy INC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2022-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30GP Cessna
T337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Cedar Mountain Respiratory INC
Athol, Idaho
Standard 2022-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1074J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2022-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3828U Cessna
336
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Northern Ventures Aviation LLC
Wasilla, Alaska
Standard 2022-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80N Cessna
T337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2022-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N742PD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2022-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736UE Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Training Planes of Texas INC
Flint, Texas
Standard 2022-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N228TR Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Dap Holdings LLC
Danbury, Connecticut
Standard 2022-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N337JJ Cessna
T337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2022-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N103AL Cessna
FR 172 K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2022-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6CX Cessna
T337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N337VG Cessna
337A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bvj Skymaster INC
Appleton, Minnesota
Standard 2022-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6192K Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2022-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5SU Cessna
337D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Florida Skymaster LLC
Cape Coral, Florida
Standard 2022-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2462S Cessna
T337C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Idaho
Standard 2022-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736EC Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2022-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N593S Cessna
O-2A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N143RJ Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Delta Tango Aviation LLC
Saint Louis, Missouri
Standard 2021-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736TV Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Talon Aviation of Nc LLC
Winston Salem, North Carolina
Standard 2021-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N373AZ Cessna
M337B
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8173L Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2021-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86071 Cessna
337D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2262X Cessna
337
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2021-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1275M Cessna
337E
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2021-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6284F Cessna
337A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1717V Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2021-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3549V Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2021-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736NH Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Ci Aviation LLC
Broadview Heights, Ohio
Multiple 2021-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38009 Cessna
R172E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2021-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8139D Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2021-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N96890 Cessna
R172E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N305X Maule
M-5-210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Wallitner Aviation & Restoration LLC
Bremerton, Washington
Standard 2021-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4618T Maule
M-4-210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Dakota
Standard 2021-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5367S Cessna
337A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Rhode Island
Standard 2021-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3835U Cessna
336
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2021-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N727KC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine West Michigan Flying Club INC
Norton Shores, Michigan
Standard 2021-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86452 Cessna
T337E
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Lazy Ta Legend Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2021-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53628 Cessna
337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2021-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N758BH Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2021-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2366S Cessna
337B
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1350V Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2021-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7903N Cessna
R172E
Fixed-wing, single engine United States Air Force
Usaf Academy, Colorado
Standard 2021-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N177KZ Cessna
177B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2021-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N337GD Cessna
337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Porrima Photonix INC
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Multiple 2021-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2021-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736KS Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Rigfuel LLC
Eureka, Montana
Standard 2021-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N168CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Cirrusly LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2021-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20CV Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Delaware
Standard 2021-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N961UT Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Repllp LLC
Marietta, Georgia
Standard 2021-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6315F Cessna
337A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2021-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736LG Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine M & R Aviation LLC
Fairview, Oregon
Standard 2021-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N550JG Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Norby Aviation LLC
Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Standard 2021-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5305S Cessna
337A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2021-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5336Z Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt,
Standard 2021-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N104JH Piper
PA-34-200T
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Double Helix Solutions LLC
Kamuela, Hawaii
Standard 2021-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1147V Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2021-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N285 Cessna
T337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9075E Maule
M-5-210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2021-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N612R Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Standard 2021-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N19FG Scottish Aviation
SERIES 100 MDL 101
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Experimental 2021-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N102B Cessna
337
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2021-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N822AC Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings Over Winyah Flying Club
Georgetown, South Carolina
Standard 2021-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4G Cessna
337B
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2021-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7606V Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2021-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N954ER Cessna
336
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5766P Piper
PA-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Mid Pacific Aero Services LLC
Honolulu, Hawaii
Special flight permit 2021-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N758EN Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2021-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N758NL Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Dc Aero LLC
Ramona, California
Standard 2021-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1991L Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2021-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21ZE Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N337TL Cessna
337F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2021-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2UN Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2021-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6CS Cessna
T337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Jj Ventures LLC
Billings, Montana
Standard 2021-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N783SF Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Bremfour Aviation Group INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2021-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N336JW Cessna
336
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2021-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N217BB Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2021-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736RX Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Top Notch Services LLC
Glen Cove, New York
Standard 2021-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N758DH Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2021-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736RH Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Jabavu Aviation LLC
Cedar Hill, Texas
Standard 2021-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88817 Hodgkins Henry C
RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Ohio
Experimental 2021-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2200X Cessna
337
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N337DE Cessna
337H
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Airbermz LLC
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Standard 2021-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1076V Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2WL Land Peter A
WHITE LIGHTNING
Fixed-wing, single engine Alces Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Experimental 2021-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.